Why don’t more young people want a career in manufacturing?
Listening to podcasts is a great way to stay up to date on industry trends, new technologies, and proven best practices. Whether you're commuting in your car, eating lunch in the breakroom, or relaxing on the weekend, you can improve your skill set and boost your career prospects with the push of a button. Here are a few episodes from our favorite podcasters that are worth a listen.
Listen to our podcast, The Tool Belt
In this podcast series, we’ll be sitting down with industry experts from across the country, exploring new ways to manage, maintain and automate your facility. Join the Plant Services team for these conversations and equip yourself with the “tools” you need to improve maintenance and reliability at your facility. Don't forget to subscribe to The Tool Belt on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcast.
Ramesh Gulati and Klaus Blache: A forward looking perspective in asset management and reliability The Industrial Talk Podcast with Scott MacKenzie
Inspiring champions in advanced manufacturing with Terry Iverson Manufacturing Happy Hour
Yellow’s bankruptcy, beating the heat and US Steel’s futureThe Tool Belt
About the Author
Alexis GajewskiAlexis Gajewski
Senior Content Strategist
Alexis Gajewski is a manufacturing writer and editor with nearly 20 years of experience covering the people, practices, and technologies that keep industrial facilities running. For more than a decade, she served as Senior Content Strategist for Plant Services, creating content for plant managers, engineers, and maintenance professionals on a variety of industrial topics.
During her tenure, Alexis worked to develop the brand’s digital strategy and helped launch and produce Great Question: A Manufacturing Podcast. She also created The Lighter Side of Manufacturing, a weekly blog that explored the inventive and sometimes humorous side of the industry.
Alexis co-founded Influential Women in Manufacturing, a recognition program that honored 49 women in its first two years, earned an industry award for Best Product Launch, and received a proclamation from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and a commendation from U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth.
She also led newsroom operations and development at a large media company where she set editorial standards, developed training curriculum, and helped support AI adoption for more than 150 editors across 80+ brands spanning manufacturing, industrial processing, automation, and more.
Additionally, Alexis works as a freelance writer and editor, and her areas of interest include continuous improvement, the skilled workforce, and the role of emerging technology on the plant floor.
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